Sentences with phrase «battle over control»

It's a four - player local multiplayer game where mythological creatures battle over the control of the Earth.

Charter and education reform groups are gearing up for a battle over control of the State Senate.

On the other hand, Tinfoils will attempt to convince you it's a battle over the control of an ancient Stargate.

Not wanting to see his ambitious agenda stalled by a drawn - out battle over control of the Senate, Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo today appealed to Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to expedite the recount litigation in the three cliffhanger races.

In the New Year, he faces a big civil liberties battle over control orders, the controversial restrictions placed on terrorist suspects who can not be prosecuted in court, which his party is united in wanting to see scrapped.

Amid a legal battle over the control of the Women's Equality Party, former Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk last month registered a committee with the Board of Elections dubbed the «Real Women's Equality Party.»

Dauman and Shari Redstone, the daughter of controlling shareholder and former chairman Sumner Redstone, are currently embroiled in a high - stakes legal battle over control of the 93 - year - old media mogul's companies.

The issue of Uber's valuation is hardly academic amid a boardroom battle over control of the company.

Not exact matches

Netflix description: «The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.»

SoftBank's founder Masayoshi Son had been trying to put together a deal to combine Sprint and T - Mobile but talks were drawn out as the two sides battle over governance and control issues.

With the new GOP - controlled Congress in session, the battle over immigration is once again in the spotlight.

Perth - based director Andrew Chapman is at the centre of an escalating battle between the board and the management team at US - focused tech company 1 - Page over control of the business and its $ 30 million of cash.

Late Friday, a Delaware judge ruled in favor of IAC / InterActiveCorp Chief Executive Barry Diller over Liberty Media's John Malone, in their battle over who controls IAC.

Yet he remains the controlling shareholder of his two public companies, and in May, began taking the unexpected steps toward unseating Dauman that are now the subject of a raging court battle over his mental capacity.

His background in battles over executive privilege is also likely to be one of the central lines of any legal battles with Mueller and Congress if either the House of Senate ends up in Democratic control.

Yet Crown Prince Mohammed's aggressive regional foreign policy — framed as a black / white battle with Iran and control over the Gulf — has so far been unsuccessful.

As both church history and the history of nations demonstrate, combatants frequently have little control over the issue around which the definitive battle is joined.

Divine and demonic powers struggle for control; at times the battle seems to tilt in favor of the one side over the other.

The gospel lays bare the motivations of our heart to reveal that many of our battles over the gospel are little more than struggles for control between power - hunger people.

Weaver, Sylvester, «Selling in a New Era,» speech to the Advertising Club of New Jersey, 24 May 1955, quoted in William Brody, «Operation Frontal Lobes Versus the Living Room Toy: the Battle Over Programme Control in Early Television,» Media Culture and Society (Beverly Hills: Sage) Vol.

After the battles over ecclesiastical control of the seminaries subsided, there was a generation of teachers whose inner lives still evidenced the marks of piety.

Shurden, in an article last year in the Fellowship newsletter, put the Baptist conflict into three periods the struggle for national control (1979 - 1990), the fight over state conventions (1990 - 2000) and bitter battles in local churches (2000 - 2010).

A crucial battle over a small area - Agincourt, Poitiers, Crecy - can ultimately determine the control of an entire territory: Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine.

Wenger stabbed his friend Dein in the back and supported Kronk in his take over battle with Usmanov, in return for a free hand managing and control of the club which is why Gazidis cant do a thing about whats going on.

Eventually Team Sig Ep would gain control of the ball through the turn over battle and then the lead..

While we might not get the season - long battle for first between José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, their two teams finally have reasserted their control over England.

Small children have very little control over their lives, and the more powerless they feel, the more likely they are to make eating, getting dressed, going to the potty, etc. a battle of wills.

Once again the political cauldron was stirred in the battle over who owns and controls the waters of Crystal Lake.

It is about giving your baby control over how they eat causing less battles during meal time.

The collaborative divorce process gives you control over the process, and so both of you are more likely to be satisfied with the terms of your agreement — making it unlikely that you and your spouse will battle with one another over the agreement once you are officially divorced.

Despite growing evidence that abusers often use custody battles to retain control over their former spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.

Two rare openings in the state Senate have intensified the battle for control of the chamber this fall, and increased the Democrats» chances of taking over.

And, you never quite know which moments will mark turning points in a long legislative battle like that over gun control... perhaps in retrospect, this week will be significant for reasons far beyond a demonstration of the potential of mobile digital technology.

The DSCC has been fundraising very aggressively in preparation for the epic battle it will be waging this fall against the outgunned (in cash terms, anyway) SRCC for control of the chamber — a crucial fight, since whoever has power over the next round of redistricting will have he upper hand for at least the next decade.

The battle over yeshivas appeared to be caught in political tug of war between the GOP - controlled Senate and Democratic - led Assembly.

The Erie County Conservative Party was poised to vote tonight to endorse Democratic County Legislator Chuck Swanick over Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti in a move that could have a significant impact on the impending battle for control of the Senate chamber.

For months, Republicans feared outside groups would skip over House races this cycle, saving their cash for the battle over Senate control.

Lorigo insists Lazio (to whom he refers in his letter to Long as «your candidate») is «pro-choice and pro-gun control,» insisting: «This is a battle over issues!

The racially motivated shooting by Dylan Roof led to a national debate over the prominence of the Confederate battle flag through much of the South, but a conversation over new gun control measures nationally was more muted.

New York City waits Meanwhile a number of issues important to New York City will be before the Legislature this year - rent laws and mayoral control of schools are each set to expire and while most legislators say they expect to renew both, major battles will be fought over the details of each.

There really is no middle ground, and GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam basically just ensured it will be a major issue in the upcoming election, perhaps even eclipsing the battle over gun control.

Seeking to claim the moral high ground in his ongoing battle with the Senate Republicans over the renewal of mayoral control, de Blasio skipped a second hearing on the subject held by the conference in Manhattan.

A searing battle between U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans over gun control and counterterrorism appears headed for a showdown next week with dueling amendments — and little expectation of any actual lawmaking.

That sowed the seeds for a number of policy battles, the biggest of which was over the re-approval of mayoral control — a fight the mayor eventually won.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is finding himself increasingly isolated in the battle over mayoral control of the NYC school system.

Though they were on opposite sides of the Sept. 9 primary battle between Sen. Tim Kennedy and Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, and also divided over a subsequent fight for the county Democratic Party chairmanship, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Brian Higgins, and Kennedy have all lined up behind Panepinto, who, thanks to Grisanti's loss in the GOP primary to Kevin Stocker, has become a top priority for the Senate Democrats as they look to take control of the chamber.

The finger pointing is well underway over who is most to blame for Sen. Mark Grisati's upset loss to his GOP opponent, attorney Kevin Stocker, in yesterday's primary — a defeat that could have significant implications in the November battle for control of the Senate.

That makes things complicated for the Senate Republicans, who are gearing up for a big fight over control of the chamber next year — a battle that will be waged with all legislators representing newly - drawn districts.

There's an important battle over legislative and budgetary control that could have statewide implications — and it's happening in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's backyard.

There have been war between Melaye and the Kogi State governor over the battle for the control of the party in his state.